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Matt Rooks-Taylor

Reporter · GB

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Rooks-Taylor

    Couple who met at Butlin's celebrate 75th wedding anniversary by recreating honeymoon (opens the original)

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    A COUPLE who first met at Butlin's have celebrated 75 years of marriage by recreating part of their honeymoon together. Ree and Bryan Collinson marked their platinum wedding anniversary at Rowan Lodge Care Home in Newnham, alongside family, friends and staff. Their story began more than seven decades ago when Ree prompted Bryan to ask her on a date. During their two-year courtship, Bryan regularly travelled from Manchester to Leeds to see her. The couple later married on August 18, 1951, and spe

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Rooks-Taylor

    Hundreds of tonnes of waste and fires desecrate beauty spot 'like measles' (opens the original)

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    A VAST fly-tipping site littered "like measles" with abandoned vehicles, fridges, tyres, mattresses and burned waste has sparked calls for action from residents who feel they have been abandoned by authorities after years of fires, dumping and environmental damage. The site off Cufaude Lane, near Bramley, is littered with what residents claim to be hundreds of tonnes of rubbish that have accumulated over many years. During a visit to the site, the Gazette found waste scattered across a large are

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Matt Rooks-Taylor

    19-year-old arrested after five homes targeted in two hour burglary spree (opens the original)

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    A TEENAGER has been arrested after a series of burglaries that saw five addresses targeted in two hours. It comes after reports that five homes on the Berg Estate and South Ham were targeted by burglars. Addresses on Woodroffe Drive and Branton Close were accessed between 3.20am and 4.10am on September 9. No items were stolen. Further reports confirmed that homes on Woodroffe Drive and Branton Close were accessed between 3.20am and 4.10am on September 9. No items were stolen. Officers also recei

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Matt Rooks-Taylor

    Artists bring Eastrop Park to life in plein air painting competition (opens the original)

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    ARTISTS took to their easels under open skies in a plein air painting competition that brought colour and creativity to the heart of the town. Held on September 13, and organised by THAT Gallery, the event invited artists to capture the essence of Eastrop Park in Basingstoke. Organisers said the competition was as much about building community as it was about celebrating art. I discovered my family history and became nostalgic for a time I never lived through 'You have to make yourself feel stup

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Matt Rooks-Taylor

    'If there was music, Gucci was dancing' - Tributes to beloved Basingstoke dad (opens the original)

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    Tributes have been paid to a Basingstoke father remembered as a "loving, caring and generous" man whose warmth, humour and generosity touched everyone who knew him. Gurcharn Kanth Singh, known to family and friends as Gucci, died on November 17, 2025, from a severe head injury. The 57-year-old, who lived in Sheppard Road and worked as a warehouse operative, was born in India on February 13, 1968. He was one of four siblings and is survived by his three sisters, as well as his daughter and wider

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